iBOND® Universal: The “All-Rounder” Bonding Agent

Throughout her career, Lori Trost, DMD, has offered what she calls a comprehensive, "technology-forward" dental practice serving the greater St. Louis area. As a clinical evaluator, she has had numerous opportunities to evaluate and bring innovative products and new technologies into her practice. "The goal is to develop, research, and clinically implement simpler and more effective solutions to achieve the most optimal outcome, with the patient always first in mind," she says.

As a result, she-and her patients-have reaped the benefits in superior clinical restorative outcomes.

Trost, who is also an accomplished dental educator, lists her highest priorities as clinical excellence, precise procedures, the longevity of restorations, and a well-trained team. One other essential item she includes on that priority list: high-quality products and materials.

Among her practice staples is Kulzer's iBOND^® Universal for adhesion and bonding. "Kulzer's bonding line has been a ‘go-to' of mine for many years," Trost notes. "I use it for everyday ‘bread-and-butter' quadrant dentistry of composite placement as well as bonding indirect restorations, and especially those indirect restorations that require enhanced retention."

She highlights several benefits of using iBOND Universal, including its predictability, low sensitivity, high bond strength, and a 10-second light-cure. She adds that with this universal adhesive, which the company says can be used for any bonding technique and all indications, "dispensing a fresh drop is easy with the bottle."

Kulzer's iBOND Universal is sometimes called the "all-rounder" for adhesion/bonding because, according to the manufacturer, it enables bonding of composite/compomer, precious metal, non-precious metal, and zirconia or silicate ceramic, and is compatible with light-cure, dual-cure, and self-cure materials without requiring a dual-cure activator. For bonding and repairing silicate ceramics, Kulzer's iBOND Ceramic Primer is used to precondition the restoration.

According to Kulzer, iBOND Universal is chemically engineered to overcome many of the obstacles in bonding various dental substrates. A combination of 4-META, MDP, and an acetone solvent provide deep penetration of resin into the dentin tubules while bonding steadfastly to the collagen fibrils in the tubules and providing strong adhesion to dental materials. Trost, who prefers a selective-etch approach for most procedures, suggests to always use a fresh drop of the bonding agent for each restoration. She reiterates that iBOND Universal is easy to dispense and to not overdrop, which helps in delivering the precise amount of bonding agent needed.

Trost notices that her patients generally react positively when using Kulzer's bonding line for their clinical restorations; in other words, there usually is no reaction at all. "Decrease in postoperative sensitivity is key," she says. She also notes that Kulzer's products are not as strong-smelling as other bonding agents.

Her final word of advice to restorative dentists: "Honor the bonding procedure!"

Lori Trost, DMD
Private Practice,
Red Bud, Illinois

Kulzer
800-431-1785
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